Monthly Archives: June 2012

Cambrian Midnight Century Ride – August 4

If you fancy something different, that’s also a bit of challenge, then heading out in peloton formation on the chime of midnight to start a 100mile jaunt from Ironbridge to Barmouth could be just the thing for you. Organised by … Continue reading

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Light Headed

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Dutch designer Wouter Walmink had never even considered wearing, let alone designing, a helmet in the cycle-centric Netherlands; but a move to the busier streets of Melbourne, Australia changed all that. As a researcher at RMIT University, Walmink began to … Continue reading

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Going Green at the TdF

Always interesting to cast your mind to some of the background minutiae of life with a pro cycling team. Have you ever considered, for example, just how all that kit gets washed day to day during a Grand Tour? No … Continue reading

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Rabo Cycling App

Anyone unfortunate enough to have downloaded and tried to use last years Tour de France glitchy and continually crashing app will probably have breathed a sigh of relief that developers didn’t even bother with one for 2012. But where does … Continue reading

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Rotary Two Moors 100 – July 22

A brilliantly self-descriptive sportive visiting two moors (Exmoor and Dartmoor) over a 100 mile course. Starting at the Bideford Rugby Club (map here) with a 100km route also on offer, the ride – a timed event rather than a ‘race’ … Continue reading

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